Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Supreme Court dismisses appeals challenging Bombay HC order quashing Look Out Circulars against Rhea Chakraborty, others

Hearing the appeals, Justice B R Gavai presiding implicit a two-judge seat cautioned the petitioners that the plea was “frivolous” and was being filed “only due to the fact that 1 of the accused is simply a high-profile person”.

“We are informing you… You are filing specified a frivolous petition lone due to the fact that 1 of the accused is simply a high-profile person… It volition beryllium dismissed with exemplary cost. Both persons person heavy roots successful society,” Justice Gavai remarked orally.

Justice K V Viswanathan who was besides portion of the seat did not fell his astonishment either. “You contented LOC for each this,” helium exclaimed.

The migration authorities had issued the LOCs against Rhea Chakraborty, her member Showik Chakraborty, their begetter and service seasoned Indrajit Chakraborty, and parent Sandhya Chakraborty astatine the lawsuit of CBI which probed Rajput’s decease successful 2020. An LOC bars an idiosyncratic from travelling overseas without anterior support of the court.

Rajput was recovered dormant successful his flat successful suburban Bandra connected June 14, 2020. His father, successful July 2020, complained to the Bihar Police that Rajput’s woman Rhea Chakraborty and her household members had abetted his son’s suicide.

Rhea Chakraborty was arrested successful September 2020 successful transportation with a cause lawsuit filed by the CBI and granted bail successful October 2020. The Centre did not situation it further earlier the Supreme Court. Among the conditions of her bail was seeking support from the tribunal earlier travelling retired of the country.

In December 2023, the precocious tribunal suspended the LOC issued against Rhea Chakraborty and allowed her to question to Dubai for a week (December 27 to January 2) for a favored nutrient institution lawsuit arsenic a marque ambassador. In September 2023, it suspended the LOC against Showik Chakraborty, permitting him to question to Australia.

The seat held that the submission of peculiar nationalist authoritative Shreeram Shirsat that the LOCs beryllium kept pending and petitioners tin record applications for suspension erstwhile they privation to question abroad, ‘cannot beryllium entertained’. The HC noted petitioners were past called successful September 2021.

The HC observed, “The close to question is simply a cardinal close and cannot beryllium curtailed but according to process established by law. The LOC cannot beryllium kept pending indefinitely, successful this lawsuit for much than 3.5 years, though the petitioners person cooperated with the investigation, which information has not been disputed. There is already a information imposed connected petitioners Showik and Rhea successful the NDPS lawsuit not to permission the state without the support of the court.”